Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Argentina
Argentina: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 3,117 g/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Argentina is 3,117 g/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Argentina peaked at 3,117 g/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,480 g/An, in 1974.
Argentina ranks 4th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | g/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,541 g/An | — |
| 1962 | 1,569 g/An | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 1,578 g/An | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,555 g/An | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1,496 g/An | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 1,586 g/An | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 1,582 g/An | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1,584 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1,580 g/An | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 1,567 g/An | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 1,563 g/An | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,566 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,579 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 1,480 g/An | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 1,516 g/An | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1,500 g/An | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 1,498 g/An | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,500 g/An | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,497 g/An | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1,776 g/An | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 1,672 g/An | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 2,060 g/An | +23.2% |
| 1983 | 1,930 g/An | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 1,798 g/An | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 1,690 g/An | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 1,571 g/An | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 1,658 g/An | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 1,723 g/An | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,754 g/An | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,768 g/An | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1,797 g/An | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,602 g/An | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 2,151 g/An | +34.3% |
| 1994 | 2,207 g/An | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2,222 g/An | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,226 g/An | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,208 g/An | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2,223 g/An | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,281 g/An | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2,291 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2,250 g/An | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 2,186 g/An | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2,204 g/An | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,560 g/An | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 2,561 g/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,573 g/An | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,551 g/An | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,595 g/An | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2,618 g/An | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,595 g/An | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,605 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2,590 g/An | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,623 g/An | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,652 g/An | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,867 g/An | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 2,919 g/An | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,930 g/An | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,907 g/An | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2,911 g/An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,930 g/An | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 3,095 g/An | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,086 g/An | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,089 g/An | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 3,117 g/An | +0.9% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 3,117 g/An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,304 g/An, 2.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 3,117 g/An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,640 g/An, 1.9× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +34.3% | 1,602 g/An | 2,151 g/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,563 g/An | 1,496 g/An | 1,586 g/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,527 g/An | 1,480 g/An | 1,579 g/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,763 g/An | 1,571 g/An | 2,060 g/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,068 g/An | 1,602 g/An | 2,281 g/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,439 g/An | 2,186 g/An | 2,618 g/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,760 g/An | 2,590 g/An | 2,930 g/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,063 g/An | 2,930 g/An | 3,117 g/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Argentina?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Argentina was 3,117 g/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3,117 g/An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,480 g/An in 1974.
- How does Argentina rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Argentina ranks 4th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.